“Dear old Venice has lost her complexion, her figure, her reputation, her self-respect; and yet, with it all, has so puzzlingly not lost a shred of her distinction.“ Henry James’ thoughts are still as true as they were hundreds of years ago.
Forget about the buildings being threaten by decay and rising tides, forget about the dirty Grand Canal and forget about the pigeon on Piazza San Marco but see the piazza like Napoleon once: as the finest drawing room in Europe!
Walk through the narrow streets and follow the signs to San Marco and Ponte di Rialto, even though they don’t seem to make any sense – What a way to
pass the time! 150 canals and about 411 bridges connecting the 117 small islands are waiting to be discovered. Venice always wanted to be a bit different to the rest of the peninsula and so even the street names are still from the 11th century. Surely, the waterways cannot be called ‘streets’ but are ‘canale’ for the bigger ones and ‘rio’ for the most.
Walk along the ‘calle’, ‘fondamente’, ‘Ruga’, ‘rughetta’ and many more small side streets. You will truly enjoy the adventurous exploration of the city. If you don’t feel sure to do it on your own, there are various walking tours offered to either explore the past or some special quarters.
Forget about the buildings being threaten by decay and rising tides, forget about the dirty Grand Canal and forget about the pigeon on Piazza San Marco but see the piazza like Napoleon once: as the finest drawing room in Europe!
Walk through the narrow streets and follow the signs to San Marco and Ponte di Rialto, even though they don’t seem to make any sense – What a way to
pass the time! 150 canals and about 411 bridges connecting the 117 small islands are waiting to be discovered. Venice always wanted to be a bit different to the rest of the peninsula and so even the street names are still from the 11th century. Surely, the waterways cannot be called ‘streets’ but are ‘canale’ for the bigger ones and ‘rio’ for the most.Walk along the ‘calle’, ‘fondamente’, ‘Ruga’, ‘rughetta’ and many more small side streets. You will truly enjoy the adventurous exploration of the city. If you don’t feel sure to do it on your own, there are various walking tours offered to either explore the past or some special quarters.
